Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Scarab
Description
Green glazed steatite
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A faience scaraboid with carved hieroglyphs.
The artifact is a scaraboid made of faience, oval in shape, with incised hieroglyphic symbols on its surface. The depiction includes a central bird figure, likely a falcon, surrounded by other hieroglyphic signs. The brown and green glaze exhibits the characteristic sheen of faience, with clear carvings that suggest skilled craftsmanship.
decorative
New Kingdom
good
Materials
faience
Signs
falcon
Visible text
"unclear"
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116280427 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.554 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 547007 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
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